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Edmonton 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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Ward Deaths. The following are the deaths and death rates
in the three wards. Deaths occuring amongst residents in the
institutions and of residents dying outside the district have been
debited to the wards in which they lately resided.
Institution deaths amongst residents, that could not be allocated, are entered in a separate column on Table IV.
| Ward. | Death. | Death Rate. |
|---|---|---|
| Bury Street | 240 | 12.6 |
| Church Street | 262 | 15.9 |
| Fore Street | 219 | 11.4 |
Death Certification. All deaths were certified either by the
medical attendant or by the coroner.
Inquests were held on 82 cases, or 11 per cent, of the total
deaths The causes of these deaths will be found 011 Tables IV.
and IVa, pages 52-59.
The ages at, and causes of, death are set out on Tables
IV and IVa, the latter being an extended list of the various causes.
Infantile Mortality. The infantile mortality is a special
death rate referring to the first age period (o to 1 year), and is
expressed as the number of deaths that take place amongst children
under 1 year of age per 1,000 births registered. The number of
such deaths in the district during the year was 250, and the births
numbering 1,947, the infantile mortality is therefore 128 per 1,000
births.
This is the lowest infantile mortality rate recorded during the
past 10 years, with the single exception of 1895, and is 33 per 1,000
below the rate of last year (161), which is also the average rate for
the 10 previous years.
The infantile mortality rates for the year were, in England and
Wales, 128; in London, 131; and in the 76 great towns, 140.